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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
SCALDED AND MANGLED,
Terrible Accident on q Railroad in
West Virginia.

A terrible accident occurred on the Ohio
River Railroad the other night, about Z
o'clock. near Willow Grove, w. Va. A con-
struction train, with thirty laborers and a
full crew, was running on a siding, when the
engine, tender, caboose and ten cars Jumped
of the track and went crushing end over end
down steep dcclivity. The steam pipes
burst, Scnlding every one near.
John Holden, a brakeman fell between the
cars and had 10th legs and an arm cut off.
He died in few minutes after being eItri-
Gated from the wreck.
Joseph Reese was caught between the cars
and crushed and scaI1ed to death. His body
was sent to his home in Clifton.
Robert Evans, the engineer, had a hole
knocked in his skull, and his back and thigh
were bndly hurt. He is dying Evans is
son of Master Mechanic Evans, of the NJ. and
c. Railroad, and lives at Chillicothe, Ohio.
Ernest Cole, watchman, received several
severe cuts on the heal. Wash Meek, a Ia
borer, was terribly scrllial about the face and
arms. j. Meek, 4 brother, hal q leg broken and
was otherwise terribly injured. Albert DUR
was badly hurt in both legs Tobe Fickenger,
conductor, was not seriously hurt. The fire
man, w. Hogan, was struck 10y the engine rs
he jumped from it and was badly hurt in both
legs.
The steamer Valley Belle brought about
twenty of the crew who could bc moved from
the wreck to laivenwootl. Those Of the crew
who We're too badly injurel 10 be removed
were taken to farm house neIr by. The
accident is ascribed to the rccklesSneSs Of the
enpincpr
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Foreign.

COLONEL KING -HARMAN, Conservative
Member Of Parliament, has been appointed
Under Secretary for Ireland.
A FRENCH man Of war, now i'll West In
dian waters, has proceeded to Hayti, to pro-
tect Europeans from a threatened massacre
by the natives
Tonquin is infested with pirates roaming
about in powerful bands, robbing, commit
ting all kinds of outrages and causing much
trouble and loss of life among the French.
NEWS comes from Newfoundland that the
sealing steamer Eagle-of whose loss, with
800 souls on board, description was recently
telegraphed from that region-is safe and
sound, while her men are hard at work catch
ne seals.
THE mandament Of Cardinal Archbishop
Taschereau, of Canada, dir Getting that abso-
luton berefused to members of the Order of
the Knights of Labor has been withdrawn by
direction of the Pope.
A CONVOY Of $50 Russian officers charged
with being implicated in plots to assassinate
the Car has been transported to the convict
colony of Saghalien.
PORTUGAL and China have just concluded
treaty of friendship.
A STATEMENT prepared at the Treasury De-
partment shows total of s., ,3l4, ,69S ,42 in
actual circulation.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is personally directing
the agitation in England against the Govern
ment's coercive measures towards Ireland.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
DEVASTATED BY FIRE,
Historic Old St. Augustine is
Partly Destroyed.
Many Persons Burned to Death in
Western Prairie Fires.

A fire in the historic old town of st. All
gustine, Fla, has destroyed about $3.50, 900
worth of property. The alarm was given
at S:f5 for blaze in the laundry of
the ST. Augustine Hotel on the north side Of
the plaza The flames spread rapidly to the
kitchen and then to the main part OF the
building. The Fire Department consisted only
of q hook and ladder truck and one Mansfield
steam engine, and was soon on the scene,
but it was impossible to do anything to
save the hotel, which was already
wrapped in flames. The guests, numbering
ninety, and the forty servants, with the ,.t' ex-
escaped. By this time the flames had crept
through the entire building and communi-
Gated to the Edwards House and ''The Cot
tage" on the north, both frame buildings.
These were soon reduced to ashes and
the flames swept On nelthward to
the Planters House and then the
Florida House annex. Here the fremen and
people by herosc efforts succeeded N prevent
ing the flames from reaching the main build
ing of the Florida House, which is of wood
and only fifteen feet fromthe annex. The next
buildings to go We're the First National
Bank and one of the oldest landmarks in
the ancient city, the old Spanish Cathedral,
Just west OF the st. Augustine House. The
roof caught, and soon fell, destroying all the
old historic relics in the interior. The old
chimes fell, too, their last work being
the alarm which summoned the citi-
zens TO the scene of conhagration. BY
great effort the Bishops house and the
house of DR.. j. Z. Peck ION the west were
saved, hut were greatly damaged by water.
At this time the east wall of the ST. Angus
tine House, facing Charlotte street, fell,
carrying the flames to the Sinclair Block,
on the opposite side, in which were the
stores of Gonzalez & Benhayon, Moy Yong's
restaurant, Nedders Museum, Bucks res
tazrant, Davis's barber shop, GolderiEg &
Co.'S cigar factory and SpeizeggerG drug
store. All were completely destroyed. Next
Chamberlain's grocery and Mrs B. E. Carrs
dwelling, north of the Sinclair Block, were
destroyed. Returning to the west
side of the street the flames reached
the old Comfy Court House on the north,
wfioh was totally destroyed. The records,
however, were removed and saved. ,Tedder
& Comptons store and Welters restaurant
on the west burned also; but here the fire
was checked, and at 7:30 was completely un-
der control. The burned area covers more
than two entire blocks.
st. Augustine is the Oldest town on the
American continent. Once before, over
three hundred years ago, the city was
destroyed by fire, when in 1886, Sir Francis
Drake, the famous English Admiral, made
descent upon it.
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That hostile and expensive old repro
bate, the fire fiend, has been more than
ordinarily demoniacal lately. During
March his ravages in this country mounted
up to a total of $40, 0,450, 900, which is
about So, 900, 900 more than the average
losses for that month. This disagreeable
fact may be accounted for, probably, by
the uncommonly bad weather which char
acterized the month all over the country.
Intense cold, penetrating winds and
huge banks of snow compellcda a free use
Of heating appliances, and the same
causes operated to make the task of bat
ting with fire very trying one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27

1t is not generally known that T. V.
Powderly, head of the Knights of Labor,
recently came very near joining the news
paper profession. Just before the Rich
mond convention attention was called to
the fact that 1,50O was a very small
salary for such an organization as the
Knights of Labor to pay such man as
Powderly. Just at that time syndicate
Of prominent Western papers offered him
the position of European correspondent
at salary of $4,000. The temptation,
of course, was great, but after reflection
Powderly declined the offer. He is now
receiving $4,000 from the Knights.
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Fatal Prairie Fires.

A despatch from Atchison, Kan, says :
"No less than fifteen persons have been
burned to death ty the prairie fires which,
starting near Nicodemus, Graham County,
have swept northwest on an air line into
Norton County, destroying everything
in a path that in places. is from
two and half to seven miles wide
"a great roaring sea Of fame rolling in tre-
mendons sheets under the impetus of the high
wind which prevailed all day Saturday and
night Thousands OF head of stock of all
kinds have been burned. and thousands of
tons of hay. corn and wheat, and from 100
to 175 houses and barns have been destroyed.
The burned district extends distance of
over sixty miles, with the fire still spreading"
A Sioux Falls (Dakota) special says: IRE
ports of loss of property from prairie fires
continue to come in Eighteen miles west OF
this city tremendous fire started and swept
the country for miles. Many farmers lost
their houses and barns. IT. was the most de-
structive fire that ever visited this part of the
country and the total loss will exceed $780,
Un
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27

The engrossing clerks of Congress,
careful as they are, occasionally make
errors which cause accounting officers no
end of trouble. In the Naval Appro-
priation bill for the next fiscal year the
following item is written: contingent
marine corps-furniture for Government
horses and repairs to same" OF course
houses is meant, but the exact account
ing officers do not know in what way to
get around the ''horses," the word being
written so plainly that NO effort of i'm
agination could transform it into
t.honsesO
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
One of the most remarkable develc

One of the most remarkable develop
ments of modern dental surgery is the
transplanting Of teeth from one jaw to
another. DR.. W. T. Younger of the
California Dental Society has carried on
some Investigations which tend to show
that the vitality of teeth is almost as great
as that of any seed. He cites among
others the case of a bicuspid tooth en-
tracted and allowed to lie carelessly for
year, part of the time in an old travel
ing bag and part Of the time loosely in
a bureau-drawer. Apparently the tooth
was "dead." After soaking for a half
hour in warm water the tooth was in
serted in the proper cavity of the jaw,
where it became firmly fixed. After
twelve days it was affirmed that true vital
connection had been established between
the jaw and the tooth. The question
may, however, be fairly raised whether
this was true unison or one of powerful
encysting, as when, for example, a bullet
is firmly lodged iu the body.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27

"Anthropometry" has reached such
stage that at the present day it finds an
important application in some cities to
the detection of criminals. Every GRIM
inal when arrested is subjected to careful
measurement. The form and dimensions
of the head, face, fingers, body, feet, etc.,
are carefully recorded and the face photo
graphed. In Paris collection of GO, 900
such photographs and records are on file.
The photographs are divided into three
groups, according to the age of the Grim
inal. The next subdivision into three
classes depends upon the height of the
Individual; then one depending upon the
length of the head, and final one con-
trolled by the length of the feet. BY
this system of classification any picture
can be found at moments notice, and
on its back is full record of the past
history of the criminal.
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.nl,aid.

There is complete collection OF per-
traits of the Presidents of the United
States in the Presidents house in Wash
ington up to the present time, except
that of President Cleveland, which will,
of course, be included. But the portraits
of Only four ladies', each Presidents
wifc-Mrs. John Tyler, Mrs. James K.
Polk, Mrs. R. B Hayes, and Martha
Washington-are TO be found There, and
it is urged that now, while in the full
flush of her youth and beauty, the por-
trait of the present mistress Of the White
Eouse should be painted, to remain per-
manently in that mansion. As it would
be comparatively easy now to secure for
the white House good. copies of original
portraits of nearly if not all the wives Of
ourPresidents, itseem a pity that an effort
is not made to have it done.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27

The latest religious sect in Russia has
been founded on the dogma that it is a
sin to let fellow member suffer the mar
tyrdom of disease. Accordingly, when
anybody falls sick, one of the believers
goes to him and chokes him to death.
The person commissioned for the deed is
clad in red clothes, and is known as 'the
red death" Unfortunately, they do not
confne their delicate attentions to the
members of the sect alone, but, impellcd
by broad charity, seek to cure in their
peculiar way anyone, whoever he may
be, who has the misfortune to become i'll.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
Ox.Carts Of Havana.

The traffic of Havana is largely done
by oxen, and the two-whccled cart is
used exclusively. This cart is roughly
made, and it has tongue as thick as a
railroad tie, nailed to the body of the
cart, and which extends to the heads of
the oxen, and is there fastened by a great
yoke directly to the horns. The Cuban
OK pulls by his head and not by his
shoulders. This yoke is strapped by
ropes across the foreheads of the oxen,
and they move along with their heads
down, pushing great loads with thcil
foreheads. They are guided by rope
rcins fastened to ring in the nose of the
on. Some OF the carts are for a single
OK, and these have shafts of about the
same railroad tic thickness, which are
fastened to yoke which is put over the
horns in the same manner. Everything
is of tic rudest construction, and the
Egyptians of to-day are as we'll off in this
regard. 0sm,yo Palladium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-27
WRECKED. IN 4 FOG.
A Steamer Strikes on the Rocks
Off the French Coast.
Passengers Drowned by the Capsiz.'
ing Of a Small Boat.

A correspondent telegraphing from Dieppe,
France, gives the following account Of the
wreck Of the flne passenger steamer Victoria,
which runs between that port and Newhaven,
Sussex: -. ~r
At 4:10 yesterday morning, when the
steamer was close upon the coast, q dense fo9s
prevailed, and, as the fog horn signal at the
lighthouse was not sounding, those on board
had no indication Of the peril they were in. :
The fog horn, indeed, did notsound until soma
time after the vessel had struck on the rocks
off Varengville Considerable alarm was dis
played by the passengers when the 1rstshock
was felt. The officers, however, believing
that the vessel would be safely carried off by
the tide, assured them that there was no,
cause for anxiety. As the time passed, how.
ever, and the Victoria remained firmly
fixed, the excitement increased, and when at
5:15 A. N. Captain Clarke ordered the boats
to be loaded, many of the female passengerI
officers did all in their power to allay
their fears, but unfortunately with
only slight success. During the
lowering Of one Of the boats laliy's cloak
became entangled in one of the davits, with
the result that the boat was almost immedf.s
ately capized and the whole Of the occu-7
pants thrown into the water. The air
was rent with the terrified shrieks
Of women and children. Every
effort to rescue them was made, but In spite
Of all that could be done, several were
drowned Three female bodies and that Of D.
child washed ashore. The entire number OF
lives lost is not yet known, but is asserted 10
exceed twenty. ,..:,..sr. =. -
Two boats containing thirty seven passen.s
gers reached Fecamp in safety and another
landed several more at Dieppe. Capt. Clarks
stood by his vessel till II O'Clock. The
vessel is a total wreck The Prefects
Of the Department. of the Seine -Infcrieure, the
English Consul and the Commissary Of Ma
rine gave'all the assistance in their power to-
the survivors. The Dieppe lifeboat was for
long time engaged in picking up what.
luggageis still floating about, but the greater
part Of this was lost 1t is reported ttrat g
number Of Americans on their. way from
London to Paris Were on board
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The New York Commercial 4drertiser
soundsthis note of warning in regard to
that scourge of scourgcs-cholera: "The
prevalence of cholera in South America
subjects US in this country to much more
serious danger than the European cpl
denies of the last two erthree years have
done. We had the sea for q barrier be-
fore, and the length OF the passage was
sufficient to show whether or not arriving
vessels were infected. When the disease
comes north through Mexico we shall
have no such protection, and the mainte-
nance of an efficient quarantine along the
whole length of the Rio Grande will be
exceedingly difficult. 1t will be the part
of wisdom alike in individuals and in
municipal authorities to repeat the pre-
cautions of former years, tocompel abso-
lutte cleanliness, and to look carefully
after the water supply"
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The French Government has at last sue

The French Government has at last sue
ceeded in obtaining leave from the Greek
Government to search at Delphi for re-
mains of the temple which stood there.
1t is supposed that there are priceless
treasures buried in the ground. There
was no sanctuary to which so many valu-
able presents were made as to the Delphic
one. and next to that of Olympus it was
the most important in Greece. For a
long course Of centuries the soil has not
been disturbed. Comte de Mony, who
is an enthusiastic lover Of classic antiquity
and an archaologist, began, when he was
Minister at Athens, negotiations which
have ended successfully by M. dc Mon
tholon. He had a keen rival in the Amer
lean reprcscntive at Athens, where there
is now an American as well as a French
school.
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THE SOUTHERN BOOM.
Increase of Business Enterprises i

Increase Of Business Enterprises III
the First Quarter of 1887.
a comparative statement Of the amount OF
capital and capital stock represented by the
new manufacturing enterprises established i'll
the South during the first quarter of 1887
compared with the same period Of 1856 is
found in the Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
ord 1t shows total of SS5,940,00O, an in
crease of So, ,33S2, ,SlN. Alabama shows all in
crease of SIG, ,45S 500; Tennessee, $40, ,S64 600;
SG,5J5, ,U00; North Carolina, s1.4s0.0j0; Vir-
ginia, increase of S2,O00,O0O: Arkansas, 81,
$4,000; Texas, Sl,5T75. 900; South Carolina.
increase of s37O,OO0; Kentucky, increase of
s69,OH0; Mississippi, $1,000, 900: Louisiana.
$4,000. Florida shows decrease of SSO. .0ce
and West Virginia $685., 900. During January,
February and March there were s26 new en-
terprises reported, while one year ago the list
for the first quarter showed only AS.
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A GREAT GATHERING.

100, 900 People in London Condemn
Coercion in Ireland.
Tho great demonstration in London against
the Irish Coercion bill now before the House
Of Commons brought out the largest
gathering ever held in the British me-
tropolis. Vast crowds Of peo-
pie marched toward Hyde Park
from every direction Of London, with bands,
banners, and carriages filled with leaders in
the days exercises. The utmost enthusiasm
prevailed in the great throngs. ManT Of the
banners exhibited bore portraits Of Mr.. Glad
stone, Michael Davitt, and Father Keller.
Fourteen platforms for the use Of orators
had been erected in Hyde Park and occu-
pied the whole frontage facing the fashion
able Parklane. All those taking part III
the procession from the east to the west
end Of London wore green rosettes to imi-
tate the Irish emblem, tho shamrock. a
large force of police was held in reserve
for an emergency. The socialists stole
4 march OH the police and erected platforms,
from which several speakers delivered ora
tionS. They afterward held noisy meeting
in Trafalgar square Mrs. Gladstone watched
the anti-cocrrion procession from q window i'll
Piccadilly and was loudly cheered by the men
in line.
Estimates of the attendance at tho meeting
vary, but it is certain that 15O,0UO persons.
including on-loOkerS, were present. The pro-
cession took an hour and q half to file into
the park The first contingent was
composed of tho members of the
Robert Emmett Lodge then followed
Il large number Of Irish temperance
lodges, radical workmen's clubs, and Social
Dcinocratic societies. Numerous bands of
music were in the line. The effect OF the care
ful arrangements that had been made to avoid
confusion at the park was seen in the ad
mirable order in which the paraders grouped
themselves around the II platforms.
McssrS Conybcaie and William Redmond,
members of Parliament, spoke. Lord Mayor
Sullivan, in the course of u most effective
Spe rh, asked: "Is it the wish of the work
men of London that the honest, Woodworking
tcnantlr of Ireland shall be forever rushed
down \ tremendous responsive No !" re-
sounded throughout the park.
Michael DaTitt appeared ut a Socialist plat
form. He referred to the demonstration as
a proof of the approaching solidarity of the
people of Great Britain and Ireland. The
classes had in the past built bridge Of hate
across the Irish sea: the people would pull it
down and erect bridge of love between the
toilers of Ireland and the honest workers Of
England. [Cheers.l
At 4:;;I o'clock bugle sounded, and at this
Jrearrangcd signal resolution condcmnine
fine Crime bill was put simultaneously al all
of the platforms: The resolution was carried
amid a prolonged roar of cheers.
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The Car of Russia is about to ioin th

The Car of Russia is about to join the
ranks of royal and imperial authors. He
has revised his diaries for the last ten or
fifteen years, and has instructed NJ. Zichy,
the Hungarian painter, with the task of
illustrating them. The work will be pub
lished at St. Petersburg in the autumn.
Before the critics get through with him
he will probably regret the failure of the
Nihilistic plots against his life.
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THE DEADLY BOILER.
Four Men Killed in West virgini'

Four Men Killed in West Virginia
and Four in North Carolina.
At HaITisvile, w. Va, the boiler OF Will
lam Harriss sawmill, situated on the edge OF
the town, exploded with terrific violence, kill
ing four men and badly wounding and scald-
ing three others There were eight mel enl-
ployed at the mill, and when the noon
whistle blew they all repaired to the
boiler room, to eat their dinner. They had
not been in the room over fifteen minutes
when the boiler BURST completely wrecking
the building. All tie men were blown into
the dir, two or three being carried over fifty
yards. John Scott, Andrew Lindsey, e. w:
Williamson and Charles Gray were dead, and
three of the other four were badly scalded
and otherwise injured.
On the same day a boiler explosion COM
pletely destroyed Fleetwood Brothers PLAN
ing mill at Hartford, N. c. Two persons
William Gail, white, and Joe Turner, the
colored engineer-were killed outright, and
two others-J. X. Fleetwood, white and Major
Reed, colored-were fatally injured.